Automatic ship&#39;s bell.



J. E. HUDSON.

AUTOMATIC SHIPS BELL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16. 1912.

Patented June 15, 1915.

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Application filed February 16, 1912. Serial No. 677,909.

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Be it known that I, Joan E. HUDSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ba.- tavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automatic Ships Bells, of

'which .the following is a specification.

My invention relatesto the class of bells ordinary ships" bells.

An object of my invention is to provide a simple means for' ringing the ships bells and the like, which consists of a. solenoid which is disposedand connected so that when the same is energized the clapper will be moved into engagement with the sides of the bell.

With the above and other objects in view my invention relates to such details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like 'or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the solenoid. Fig. 3 is a detail. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of a terminal box used. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the cover for the terminal box.

In reducing my invention to practice, the

same is used preferably in connection with the ordinary bell as shown in the drawings. However, I desire it to be understood that it may be used in connection with any form of hell now in use, without departingifrom the spirit thereof.

The numeral 1 designates a suitable supporting structure which supports a bell 2 through the medium of an oft-set portion 3, the said off-set portion being engaged by the packing material 4. The upper portion of the bell is provided with a cut-out portion 6 through which operates the core 7 of the solenoid 8, the core being connected at its lower end as shown at 9 to one end of a link 10 to which is pivoted as shown at 11 an arm 10 of a bell crank lever whose other arm is a. clapper arm 12. Said bell crank lever is pivoted at 13 in any suitable manner to the bell-.7 The clapper arm has a weight 14 in screw-threaded engagement therewith for a purpose that will presently engagementvfith the; sides of the bell the ,said spring will engage the clapper arm and thereby return, the same into the position shown in Fig. 1. and more specifically to means for- Disposed about the solenoid 8 is a suitable llOHSlDg 17-wh1ch is constructed preferably from brass and which supports at one side a terminal box 18, connection being had between the terminal box and the solenoid by means of the conductors 19. In Fig. 5 is illustrated the top 20 of the terminal box which is provided with a cut-out portion 21 for an obvious purpose. The terminal box is" further provided with the contacts 22 to which are adapted to be connected the terminals from the source of power not shown.

The solenoid 8 consists of the drum 23 which is provided with an opening 24 for the reception of the core 7, the said opening being closed at the other end bymeans of a plate 25 which carries a depending portion 26, which portion is provided with a coiled spring 27. It is readily obvious that when the core 7 engages the portion 26 the spring 27 absorbs the shock. The wiring of the solenoid is covered by a sheathing 29 which has its ends connected by the threads 30 and which is provided with means for the reception of the conductors 19.

The operation of my device is as follows:

A button or the like is pressed from a suitable part of the ship which closes an electrical circuit througlr the solenoid and draws the core 7 within the same,this operation being well known in the art. As the core 7 moves into the solenoid the bell crank lever is rocked whereby the weight 14; will engage the sides of the bell and the spring 15 will engage the clapper arm, whereby as the circuitis broken it will return to its former position, the incidental shock being absorbed or reduced'by the spring pressed slidahle member 26.

I desire to lay the greatest of stress upon the simplicity of my device and it is thought that the advantages and novel features of thesame will be appreciated from the foregoing disclosure. 7

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, provided, however, such changes fall Within scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device as specified, including a bell open at one end, a pivoted clapper for said bell, an electro solenoid magnet -mounted above and concentric with the longitudinal axis of the bell, a core therefor, means connecting said core with the clapper, shock absorbing means carried by the magnet and engageable with the core at times, and means carried by the bell to assist in-returning of the clapper to normal position.

2. In an air bell device, a supporting structure having an opening formed therein for the reception of a packing ring, a bell open at one end depending from said support having an enlarged portion formed at its upper end, said enlarged portion entering said packing ring, a housing mounted on said supporting structure, an electro solenoid magnet disposed in said housing, a plate secured to the upper portion of said magnet, said plate having a head portion connectedthereto, a coiled spring engaging said head portion, the core of said magnet adapted to operate at bottom of the magnet and through said enlarged portion, a clapper mounted in said bell, a bell crank lever piv oted to the bell pivotally connecting said clapper and said core, and a leaf spring connected to one side of said bell adapted to be engaged by said clapper during swinging movement thereof to assist its retraction to prevent prolonged ringing periods and permit quick successive operations of the hell.

3. In an air bell device, a bell having an openeend, means to support the bell, an electro-magnet, the core of said magnet, a bell crank lever .m said bell having a clapper thereon, means operatively connecting said bell and clapper, and a yieldable device against which one end of said core strikes to prevent undue shock.

4. In an air bell device, a supportingstructure, a bell open at one enddepending from said structure, a housing mounted on said structure, an electro-magnet within said housing having its core in said bell, a bell crank lever operatively connected to said core rotated in said bell, a clapper on said lever, a drum in which said cor'e slides having the electro-magnet wound thereon, a

yieldable device supported by said drum and mounted in the path of movement 'of said core to be struck by one end of said core to prevent undue shock, a sheathing for said magnet, means fastening said sheathing around said magnet, a terminal box conretarded plunger carried by said electro 1.

magnet and engageable at times by the core of said magnet to assist the clapper in returning to normal position after each impulse, as and for the purpose set forth.

JOEL E. HUDSON. v

lVitnesses:

J. W. Ame, Jr., D. L. Downmc; 

